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The 34th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Louisville, Kentucky, on September 26th, 1861, under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dent, and was then designated as the “First Battalion Louisville Provost Guards.” The authority for its organization was received from General Anderson then commanding the Department of Kentucky and the promise was made to the privates that they should receive twenty dollars a month during enlistment. This order created much dissension in the battalion, as they had already received two months pay at the rate of $20 per month. An appeal was made to the Honorable Secretary of War, by Colonel Dent, as a result the men were allowed the choice of serving for the regular pay of $13 per month or mustering out. All of Company B & the larger portion of three others were discharged honorably at Louisville, Kentucky, in Oct., 1862.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. . {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | The 34th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Louisville, Kentucky, on September 26th, 1861, under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dent, and was then designated as the “First Battalion Louisville Provost Guards.” The authority for its organization was received from General Anderson then commanding the Department of Kentucky and the promise was made to the privates that they should receive twenty dollars a month during enlistment. This order created much dissension in the battalion, as they had already received two months pay at the rate of $20 per month. An appeal was made to the Honorable Secretary of War, by Colonel Dent, as a result the men were allowed the choice of serving for the regular pay of $13 per month or mustering out. All of Company B & the larger portion of three others were discharged honorably at Louisville, Kentucky, in Oct., 1862.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. . {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
Organized at Louisville, Ky., October, 1862, from Louisville Provost Guard. <br>Mustered out at Knoxville, Tenn., June 24, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | Organized at Louisville, Ky., October, 1862, from Louisville Provost Guard. <br>Mustered out at Knoxville, Tenn., June 24, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Kentucky in the Civil War|Kentucky in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[Kentucky in the Civil War|Kentucky in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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